Photograph showing a crowd of people gathered around the wreckage of a crashed airplane with the fuselage and tail pointing into the air. On the plane’s tail is the number NC 4054. See related image Nos. 372A1296, 372A1297, and 372A1298.

Photograph showing a crowd of people gathered around the wreckage of a crashed airplane with the fuselage and tail pointing into the air. See related image Nos. 372A1295, 372A1297, and 372A1298.

Photograph showing two unidentified men leaning on the wreckage of a crashed airplane. See related image Nos. 372A1295, 372A1296, and 372A1298.

Photograph showing a crowd of people gathered around the wreckage of a crashed airplane with the fuselage and tail pointing into the air. On the plane’s tail is the number NC 4054. See related image Nos. 372A1295, 372A1296, and 372A1297.

Photograph of an unidentified man peering at an airplane lying upside down on marshy ground. Damage to the plane’s wing is visible on the left side of the image, and the number “NC 10672” is painted on the plane’s tail. Trees, hills, and what may be a river are visible in the background. Also see image Nos. 371N3110, 371N3111, 371N3112, and 371N6197.

Photograph of a damaged small plane lying in water next to a rocky bank. A boat is in the water next to the plane. In the background is an unidentified person in a rowboat. The number “NC2722” is visible on the plane’s wing and tail.

Photograph showing the damaged wings of an airplane lying in a field. See related image Nos. 371N6192 and 371N6214.

Photograph showing an unidentified man on a boat, holding the tail of a partially submerged airplane. A second unidentified man is standing behind him.

Photograph of an unidentified man standing in a river next to a crashed plane that is nose-down in the water and has a damaged wing. On the side of the plane are the words “Columbia Gorge Air.” The text “6 —” is written on the negative and is visible in the upper right corner of the image.

Photograph of a group of people gathered around the wreckage of an airplane in a field. Trees and a fence line are visible in the background. The text “Varney Wreck — near E Glisan St” is written on the negative and is visible on the right side of the image. “Varney” may refer to Varney Air Lines.

Photograph of a group of people with the wreckage of an airplane in a field. Some of the people are leaning or sitting on the remains of the plane. The text “Varney Wreck — near E Glisan St” is written on the negative and is visible on the right side of the image. “Varney” may refer to Varney Air Lines.

Photograph of a group of unidentified men gathered around a damaged airplane lying on its side in a field. One of the plane’s wheels is lying nearby.

Photograph of a damaged small plane lying near the rocky bank of a body of water. An unidentified man is standing at the water’s edge in front of the plane. A boat is in the water near the plane. In the background is an unidentified person in a rowboat. The number “NC2722” is visible on the plane’s wing and tail.

Photograph of a damaged small plane on the rocky bank near a body of water. Several unidentified people are gathered near the plane.

Photograph showing an airplane lying upside down on marshy ground. The number “NC 10672” is painted on the plane’s tail. See related image Nos.371N3110, 371N3111, 371N3112, and 371N3113.

Photograph, taken from the front, showing a biplane with damaged wings lying in a field. See related image Nos. 371N6192 and 371N6193.

Photograph of an unidentified man peering at an airplane lying upside down on marshy ground. Damage to the plane’s wing is visible on the left side of the image. The number “NC 10672” is painted on the plane’s tail. Also see image Nos. 371N3111, 371N3112, 371N3113, and 371N6197.

Photograph of an unidentified woman standing on the wing of an airplane lying upside down on marshy ground. The number “NC 10672” is painted on the plane’s tail. Trees and houses are visible in the distance. Also see image Nos. 371N3110, 371N3112, 371N3113, and 371N6197.

Photograph of an airplane lying upside down on marshy ground. The number “NC 10672” is painted on the plane’s tail. Trees and hills are visible in the distance. Also see image Nos. 371N3110, 371N3111, 371N3113, and 371N6197.

Photograph of a damaged small plane lying in water next to a rocky bank. A boat is in the water next to the plane. In the background is an unidentified person in a rowboat. The number “NC2722” is visible on the plane’s wing and tail.

Photograph showing a biplane with damaged wings lying in a field. On the plane’s tail is the number “C 7608.” See related image Nos. 371N6193 and 371N6214.

Photograph showing the wreckage of an airplane crash in a forested area. Several people are standing in the background at left. See related image Nos. 374N0267 and 374N0268. Image note: Negative damage at upper left.

Photograph of unidentified people gathered around a damaged small plane on the rocky bank next to a body of water. The number “NC2722” is painted on the plane’s tail.

Photograph of a damaged small plane on the rocky bank near a body of water. Several unidentified people are gathered near the plane, and several more are watching from a boat in the water nearby. In the background is an unidentified person in a rowboat. The number “NC2722” is visible on the plane’s wing and tail.

Photograph showing a cloth-wrapped bundle atop a piece of the wreckage at the site of an airplane crash. See related image Nos. 374N0268 and 374N0269.

Photograph showing the site of an airplane crash in a forested area. At left is an unidentified man in a suit and tie. He is standing amid the wreckage and looking downward. At center, lying on a piece of the plane, is a large bundle wrapped in light-colored cloth. See related image Nos. 374N0267 and 374N0269.

Photograph of unidentified people looking at the wreckage of a small Pargon Flying Service airplane after the plane crashed on the West Hills Golf Course in Portland on Tuesday, May 26, 1931. The pilot, Roy H. Scheffel of Portland, was killed. Scheffel ran a cafe called The Rendezvous. On Wednesday, May 27, 1931, the Oregon Journal published a similar photograph, image No. 371N3105, and a story about the crash, headlined “Cafe Man Killed in Air Crash.”

Photograph of a crowd looking at the wreckage of a Varney Air Lines mail plane near the port dock in Vancouver, Washington, on Saturday, November 30, 1929. On December 1, 1929, the Oregon Journal published a front-page story about the crash, headlined “Mail Pilot Rams Span; Badly Hurt.” A similar photo, image No. 371N3109, was published on Page 2 that day. According to the story, the plane’s pilot, Clarence C. Price, was unable to land at Swan Island airport in Portland because of fog and turned toward Vancouver. A witness reported hearing a loud noise and seeing the plane “carom off the north tower of the [Interstate] bridge and go into a spin.” Three people pulled Price from the burning plane after the crash, the Journal reported, but he died the next day.